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iOS & OS X UI uniformity

tjgonzo

tjgonzo

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Mar 14, 2013
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I am not here to start a war on whether people like or dislike iOS 7's style, I would simply like people's opinion on how drastically different iOS is from OS X now. Previous releases have kept a consistent "theme" across the board. Do you think Apple is going to move there desktop operating system to match in the future?
 
Personally I hope they bring a little more consistency between the two. I love iOS 7 and the old aqua-themed interfaces around OS X are starting to look really dated. Plus the fact that they don't look the same is really bugging my OCD.
 
I can see the interface of OS X changing slightly to match iOS's new style a little better. However, I do not think it will be anything as drastic as iOS6 to iOS7, for example.
 
boston04and07 said:
Personally I hope they bring a little more consistency between the two. I love iOS 7 and the old aqua-themed interfaces around OS X are starting to look really dated. Plus the fact that they don't look the same is really bugging my OCD.
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Same here. The OCD in me wants OS X to look like iOS 7 now as well. Just make it happen Apple. OS X 10.10.
 
I'd sort of like the icons to be more consistent also wouldn't mind if the shared apps got a more uniform look like game center, messages, mail, reminders, etc...
 
The iOS 7 UI is designed for retina (despite the existence of of the non-retina mini.) There's too many thin lines in the iOS 7 interface that I don't think would work well on non-retina Macs.

I think (hope?) that the few vestiges of Aqua that are left, though, are on their way out. I wouldn't be surprised if 10.10 looks largely the same, but has new buttons, progress bars, and chat bubbles. But a full redesign I don't expect anytime soon.
 
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OS X users shouldn't have to suffer because of other people's bad taste and OCD. Get medicated if it bothers you.
 
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My UI:

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pedrofan said:
My UI:

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The trash can looks funny but I know that's the same icon used in iOS 7. :p

But wow, that really looks beautiful. I love the simplicity of it all. At least to me anyway, those iOS 7 icons fit just perfectly. I really like the simple OS X icon for Finder, as well as the Downloads icon. And maybe it's grown on me since I've been using iOS 7, but the Safari icon actually looks really good there.

As for photos, assuming OS X get it's own basic photo storage app, I doubt that iPhoto will get the same icon, since there is also an iOS version to consider.

By the way, what app is that icon with the waterdrop?
 
boston04and07 said:
...and the old aqua-themed interfaces around OS X are starting to look really dated...
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This is not a reason to change a UI. iOS7's UI changes were a solution to a problem that didnt exist.

coldjeanzzz said:
Why should OS X conform to mediocrity just for the sake of uniformity?
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This.

Tar Sniffer said:
OS X users shouldn't have to suffer because of other people's bad taste and OCD. Get medicated if it bothers you.
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Also this.

iOS7 is filled with horrible UI design which should never transfer to OS X.
 
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Frankly speaking, I don't see Apple developers changing Mavericks' interface so drastically to match iOS 7's simplistic and minimalistic look, given that the former is just around the corner. Maybe in a couple of years.

^MPY.
 
Wow that UI looks great... Nice work Pedro.

I hope Apple doesn't bring the two closer together simply because the calendar now stinks in iOS 7 and I would hate for them to botch the desktop version. I know I know... They can't possibly botch a calendar on a big screen but after seeing what they did in 7, any things possible.

Aside from that, I think the desktop being so powerful is capable of more should they do a UI overhaul. If everything is the same, it kind of loses its appeal for me anyway.
 
Urgh... OS X is fine the way it is. It's simple, grey and easy to use. I like "flat" interfaces when it is done right, like on Windows Phone. Yes, say what you want about Windows Phone's lack of apps etc. but they got the design right. But flat does not in itself equals easy and well designed. iOS 7 is an over designed mess. They hide behind market speak like "content over chrome". Thing is they just replaced the "skeumorphism" with other distracting elements like Vista-esque glass and weird animations.
 
Careful what you guys wish for. The first "casualties" from iOS7 are starting to roll in:

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I hope Apple's legal department is standing by.
 
Carl Sagan said:
Don't see what the big deal is, iOS 7 is sublime and would work exceptionally well as a desktop operating system. Bring it on I say, one OS to rule them all!
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It's just people afraid of change. iOS 7 is chugging ahead at full speed. Already over 50% of iOS users are now on it. There's really only two choices: accept it or move on.
 
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